OK, the one that's actually worth talking about a bit - Interstellar's score is pretty damn good, but it gets repetitive overall and it's mixed very weirdly, so it doesn't do well on the "makes better use of" part.

2001 is a legendary production in every single aspect, its use of music not the least.

The results of this poll will be quite handy in starting to build my ignore list

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There would probably be no INTERSTELLAR without 2001 (and kudos to Nolan for restoring the latter to its former celluloid glory!), but they're both absolutely brilliant films. And scores. Still, I voted 2001 for film, and INTERSTELLAR for score.

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2001 for film, Interstellar for score. Cause “No Time For Caution” is an orgasmic marriage of image and sound. Nolan brings the human condition to sci-fi with rollercoaster emotion, heartache, and longing... all perfectly accentuated by Zimmer’s delicate score. Kubrick is a mastermind of aesthetic and the audiovisual language, constructing a grounded tale of immense scale, that elicits awe and wonder.

The latter are masterpieces, all three. It is only partially true that it's relevant how long they will be remembered. After Hours by Martin Scorsese was already forgotten a few weeks after its release (or should I dare say after a few hours).

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I recently rewatched The Dark Knight, and I couldn't help but feel that it's overall a pretty average movie elevated by Ledger's performance. I absolutely loved every minute that the Joker was on screen, but everything else... meh. It doesn't have any glaring issues, but I feel it could've been better in lots of ways.

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It’s a personal opinion on a film, and answering a question about which I prefer, of which I said 2001! Whether it’ll be shown in cinemas 50 years from now has no bearing on how I judge the film against my filmic preferences.